UMarko 15:5

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

5 Noko ke uYesu akabanga saphendula nto yena, ngokokude amangaliswe uPilato.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jesus: Isaiah 53:7, John 19:9

Pilate: Psalms 71:7, Isaiah 8:18, Zechariah 3:8, Matthew 27:14, 1 Corinthians 4:9

Reciprocal: Mark 15:3 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Jesus yet answered nothing,.... He still continued silent, and made no defence for himself, which the governor was willing to give him an opportunity to make, and, as his friend, urged him to it:

so that Pilate marvelled; what should be the meaning of his silence, when he was so capable of defending himself, and was so innocent, as Pilate himself was ready to believe; and yet the things he was charged with were of, the highest nature, and by persons of the greatest figure in the nation; so that his silence exposed him to a great deal of danger, which Pilate thought might easily be avoided by answering for himself; :-.